Daily Archives: 2018-05-21

Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan said in Parliament on last Friday (18 May) that when a transport system is very unreliable, that is the time to pump in more resources into the system and the operating company cannot be punished by reducing fares. This was in response to parliamentary questions from Non-Constituency MP Dennis Tan on whether rail reliability and service …

The United States and China have agreed to ease tensions on their trade war earlier today (21 May). Earlier this year, the Trump administration had imposed tariffs on solar panels, washing machines, steel and aluminium imports. This sparked China to retaliate by slapping additional tariffs on 128 US imports that are estimated to be worth around US$3 billion, sparking many economists to label this as a “trade war” between …

“More than one qualified candidate to succeed me; and I certainly expects a clear front-runner to emerge before Singapore’s next general election,” Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in the Parliament on Wednesday (16 May). PM Lee said, “We are fortunate that this is so, because it provides strength and depth to the team. Now it's about the team coming …

by ValuePenguin Just how much does one have to earn to afford a foreign domestic worker in Singapore today? And which jobs provide enough income? We explore this issue by digging into the data. According to the Ministry of Manpower, there were 246,800 foreign domestic workers working in Singapore as of 31st December 2017, comprising 18% of the foreign workforce in …

Following successive delays last week, the train service was disrupted this morning again (21 May) along the East-West Line. A rider also mentioned that on North South Line towards Marina Bay was also very packed. This time no official explanation offered by SMRT. Several passengers posted information and questions on the delay on Tata SMRT Facebook" Shirow Lim wrote: At …

On Sat (19 May), PM Lee rushed to KL and managed to talk to the new Malaysian PM Mahathir for half an hour. PM Lee went to KL to personally congratulate Dr Mahathir Bin Mohamad for his coalition's historic win at the recent Malaysian GE14. After the meeting, PM Lee was interviewed by reporters. When asked if Malaysia's move to …

by Augustine Low The government thought it was being clever in announcing the impending GST hike early. The calculus: by giving Singaporeans at least three years’ heads-up, they would have time to bite the bullet and brace themselves for a GST increase to 9%. But all of a sudden, Malaysia’s Barisan Nasional lost power after 61 years and the new …

by Han Lang Notwithstanding the public anger over rising costs and the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal, there is no doubt that the presence of Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad in the opposition coalition helped to sway votes towards Pakatan Harapan (PH) on 9 May 2018. In other words, had Dr Mahathir continued to support the then-Prime Minister Najib Razak …

In a recent interview with Malaysiakini, a Malaysian alternative news site, Mr Anwar Ibrahim who was released from prison on Wednesday (May 16), has expressed his appreciation to Malaysiakini. “At a time when we had massive restrictions, where the media was nothing but incessant propaganda, Malaysiakini was there," Mr Anwar said. "(I’m saying this) not because you (Malaysiakini) have been …

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